I always thought Kant's concepts on the limits of what we can know or observe as being somewhat in line with positivism. However, Kant in an almost Platonist way states there is the noumena that is beyond or transcendent from the phenomenon that we can directly observe or know with some degree of certainty. Positivism always struck me as a denial system on the noumena. In psychology this found its form in the Skinner idea that consciousness had not bearing, and just outwards behavior was all.
LC On Sunday, February 2, 2020 at 1:58:55 AM UTC-6, Philip Thrift wrote: > > > > https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ijhss/article/view/153555/143144 > > > > *The influence of Kant’s critical philosophy on Logical Positivism* > Francis Israel Minimah > > This paper attempts to show the influence of Kant’s critical philosophy on > Logical Positivism. In order to achieve this objective, we set out in the > first half to examine Kant’s analysis of the nature, limits and conditions > of our knowing process. Having established Kant’s position, the burden of > the second half is precisely to explore and explicate the relationship > between his system and the Logical Positivists. Most studies on the > Positivists do not deal with the possibility of an influence exercised by > Kant’s transcendental strategy. The more general reason has to do with the > mistaken belief that a philosophical theory can be separated from the > intellectual culture in which it is articulated. It has become fashionable > to evaluate a philosophical position without taking into account either > the roots of the idea in the history of philosophy or the way in which the > position emerges within a system of thought. This is one reason why the > most intriguing part of the twentieth century philosophy has not been > understood – not enough attention has been paid to the indebtedness of the > Positivists to the Kantian tradition. This work tries to correct the > inadequacy of these studies by demonstrating that Kant indeed leaves a > lasting influence on the Logical Positivists’ philosophy. > > > @philipthrift > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/58902585-ba72-4e44-9de1-d12a3bbccbcf%40googlegroups.com.
